news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 9, 2004 - 3 CAMPUS Bamboo and gong concert showcases Filipino music The University Bamboo and Gong Ensembles will be presenting "Gong Pinoy" at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Brit- ton Recital Hall in the School of Music. This free concert will feature Filipino music. The ensembles are under the direc- tion of Felicidad Prudente, a professor of ethnomusicology at the University of the Philippines. She is currently vis- iting the University's School of Music and teaching a class on the music of the Phillipines. Comp Lit show explores human * nature and jealousy Students in Comparative Literature 436 are producing something a little dif- ferent from the average term paper this semester. Tonight at 8 p.m. and tomor- row at 2 p.m. the class will perform a staged version of "Decreation: A Hypo- thetical Opera in Three Parts" in the video studio of the Duderstadt Center, formerly called the Media Union. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. It is sug- gested to reserve tickets at decre- ationticketes@umich.edu. The production written by Anne Carson is a reflection of jealousy in three different scenarios. Architects debate potential benefits of urbanism A discussion titled "Michigan Debates on Urbanism III: Post Urban- ism" will take place at 5:30 p.m. Mon- day in the Art and Architecture Building Auditorium. This is the final event in a series of three in-depth, one-on-one debates designed to explore three schools of urbanism that have emerged in the last decade in America and Europe: Everyday Urbanism, New Urbanism, and Post-Urbanism. The event will feature Peter Eisen- man, principal architect at Eisenman Architects in New York, and Barbara Littenberg, principal architect at Peter- son Littenberg Architecture and Urban Design in New York. 'U' celebrates new art exhibit The Institute for the Humanities will be hosting the opening reception for the new art exhibition "The Mirror of Souls." The event will take place Mon- day from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Oster- man Common Room in the Rackham Building. The art exhibit will be at the University until May 30. The artist, Kim Anno, worked in col- laboration with Anne Carson, an Eng- lish professor at the University, to publish a book titled "The Mirror of Souls." The art exhibit features the illustrations from the book. Student production honors famous University alum In conjunction with playwright Arthur Miller's visit to the University, "An Arthur Miller Celebration" will be pre- sented tonight at 8 p.m., tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The show will be held in the Trublood Theater in the Frieze Building. Directed by Mark Lamos, the production highlights the depth of work Miller has contributed to the American and world stage. It focuses on the Great Depression, love and persecution. The play contains scenes or mono- logues from 12 of Miller's works: "All My Sons," "Death of a Salesman," "The Crucible," "A View From the Bridge," "After the Fall," "Incident at Vichy," "The Creation of the World and Other Business," "The American Clock," "A Memory of Two Mondays," "Broken Glass," "Mr. Peter's Connec- tions" and "Resurrection Blues." Poets walk in Arb, read poetry The Fifth Annual Poets' Walk will be at noon Sunday. The walk will start at the Reader Center in the Nicholas Arboretum and faculty members from the Department of English Richard Tillinghast and Keith Taylor will lead a walk through the Arb with stops throughout for poetry readings and Activist discusses works of 'guerilla installation' SArtist's controversial work izcludes protests of death penalty, French nuclear testig By Adrian Chen Daily Staff Reporter One hundred life-sized plywood water buffalo, a replicate of a death-row waiting room and an 80-foot floating inflatable balloon: These are some of the projects of self-described artist and activist Richard Kamler. Kamler, who spoke at the Michigan Theater last night, was educated at the University of Cal- ifornia at Berkley as a sculptor and has been making "issue-driven" art since he created his first piece in 1976 titled "Out of Holocaust" - a full-scale replica of one of the barracks in Auschwitz. His work addresses such issues as capital punishment, nuclear weapons and the U.S. justice system. Kamler said many of his installations are "clearly interventions, guerilla actions without a permit." These are temporary pieces set up ille- gally in public places, usually shut down by police and intended to send a highly visible mes- sage through the media. Other pieces are more formal, housed in museums. During the lecture, Kamler who has been picketec N EGOTIATION cldc celed ci Continued from Page 1 1,500 nf three U mad flurry of bargaining and more But t flexibility on the part of the Univer- of supp sity that we had never seen up until gradual yesterday." unions. Since last August, LEO has met 100 con with the administration 37 times, tenta- versity tively agreeing on 18 contract articles terday r - most of them regarding noneco- strike b nomic issues which are not among LEO LEO's core concerns. During the next statione few weeks, they will attempt to reach saw a n agreements on their remaining issues, signs in including improved health benefits. are ma LEO is not the only union to cite friends,' difficulties in negotiating with the Uni- But t versity. In her experience working with have be the administration, Graduate Employ- said. Ac ees Organization Vice President Holly of most Burmeister said the University often classes "will not make substantive offers at the The can bargaining table until they're forced to LSA de do so by labor power." "The GEO negotiates its contract every puswide three years and has been bargaining Univ with the University for nearly 30 years. added," The organization also staged a one-day is quite walkout two years ago, and it reached it, we ho a new contract agreement shortly after- get back ward. But t Peterson said, because both sides are visibly capable of lobbying sufficiently, the school University does not believe a strike is through ever necessary. puters w LEO estimated that 175 lecturers Comput WALKOUT The Gr tion ha5 Continued from Page 1 in the they didn't go about this right," LSA ter wor sophomore Dan Tietz said. 1975 w He added that he thinks lecturers GEO, a should have continued to negotiate contrac with the University instead of "arbi- GSIs fa trarily" striking. "I sa Other students, such as LSA jun- once G ior Adam Stenavich, said they went more p to classes simply because they were empow convinced that some departments over th did not mistreat their lecturers. quality "I went to my economics class because because my professor explained to good jo us that (the economics department) lecture takes care of their employees. She was a G didn't talk about the other depart- 1972 an ments though. I'm not educated GEO enough on the subject to really have out two an opinion," Stenavich said. ing ar English Prof. Martha Vicinus said wages she has mixed views on LEO's ly after demands of the University. and GE "I think LEO should have a con- new co tract. It is important to pay our lec- Sarge turers a good salary," Vicinus said. paved tl But Vicinus said she does not as LEO. agree with LEO's demands for "I thi health care benefits, because they out with want benefits greater than those of the inst the University faculty. decently She added LEO should differenti- with the ate between the three campuses - long tim Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint - the wall because of the different living costs present: in the three locations and the vary- A wa ing sizes of the institutions. Univer The LEO was not unprecedented. campus teaching at the University's School of Art and Design for the past week, reflected on some of his more recent projects. An 80-foot long, 20-foot tall inflatable loaf of French bread, floated into San Francisco Bay in 1996, is an example of the offbeat "guerilla" art Kamler often produces. Kamler dragged the piece, created in just three days as a response to French nuclear testing in the Mediterranean Sea, into the bay with some help. It was emblazoned with the slogan "Make bread not bombs" and painted with the colors of the French flag. Adding to the effect was the presence of a number of high-level government officials on the bay observing the activities of Fleet Week - a week celebrating the U.S. Navy - who eventual- ly tried to sink the inflatable with helicopters. Kamler, however, was anything but apologetic for the disturbance. "The intention of some of this public action is really to embarrass," he said. Another notable guerilla installation was titled "The Sound of Lions Roaring." This action was prompted by the plight of Robert Harris, the first prisoner to be executed after the end of California's short-lived ban on capi- tal punishment. At the time of Harris's execution, Kamler and a group of sailors stationed off the coast blasted the sound of lions roaring through huge speakers outside the waterfront prison, where the state executed Harris. Kamler said this was an audible expression of the protesters' anger. The sound was so loud that it could be heard by employees inside the prison, who promptly responded by sending the U.S. Coast Guard to arrest Kamler and his group. "The sound really was enormous - this deep bass sound coming from the dark," Kam- ler reminisced. Kamler also spent significant time discussing his current project, titled "Seeing Peace" Kamler said this piece is unlike some of his other work in that he is striving to obtain the necessary permits. However, he said he still aims to send a powerful message. Its main focus is on "bringing artists to the table" in the field of politics, thereby injecting imagination and creativity into the global politi- cal debate. Kamler said he believes strongly that an increased focus on imagination could prevent a lot of political strife throughout the world, espe- cially wars. "What if Picasso had painted 'Guernica' before the bombs had dropped?" he asked, referring to Picasso's masterpiece addressing the horrors of the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. Kamler said his plan for "Seeing Peace" is to bring 191 artists - one from each member coun- try of the United Nations - to the U.N. general assembly to sit with their respective representa- tives for one day. It will also be accompanied by a gallery in which each artist's representation of peace will be displayed. The lecture concluded with a scaled-down ver- sion of "Seeing Peace" using University students' own interpretations. Students walked to the Diag and gathered in a circle holding letters that spelled "Seeing Peace," which they created in class under Kamler's guidance. Each letter was supposed to be a representation of how the stu- dents perceived of peace. The event was the culmination of Kamler's week long visit to the University, where he worked with students taking the Concept Form and Concept course. Kamler said the goal of his visit is that "stu- dents think of the role of imagination in peace - how we can envision it." Art and Design junior Joe Ostrander said he thought Kamler's visit was informative and that the school was "taking a step in the right direc- tion" by bringing experienced artists to the Uni- versity. "It was great to be able to talk to someone with experience in the art world," Ostrander said. Art and Design sophomore Ariel Sundel echoed Ostrander's sentiments, adding that Kam- ler's presentation gave her new insight into art and activism. "I think seeing this tonight has really reaf- firmed (the compatibility of art and activism)," Sundel said. I yesterday, and even more can- lasses. LEO serves more than on-tenure-track faculty on all niversity campuses. here were also numerous signs ort from graduate and under- te students, along with other In a sign of solidarity, nearly struction workers near the Uni- Hospital halted production yes- morning when informed of the y LEO organizers. secretary Marc Ammerlaan, d outside Haven Hall, said he umber of students take picket stead of going to class. "There ny of us, and we have many "Ammerlaan said. he impact on students may not en significant, the University cording to an "informal survey colleges and departments," few were canceled, Peterson said. celed classes occurred in some partments. impact of the strike cam- was not that great," she said. ersity Provost Paul Courant The effect of the walkout per se small. They said they would do ped to avoid it, but now we can to work and get a contract." he Angell Hall complex was less crowded than on normal days. Few students passed the hallways, and many com- ere available at the Angell Hall ing Site. aduate Employees' Organiza- s also used collective protests ast 30 years to fight for bet- king conditions. A strike in 'as led by the newly formed fter negotiations on a first t between the University and iled. w a lot of improvements - SIs had a union they attracted ositive people. They were ered because they had a voice eir working conditions. The of the GSIs has improved they know that they have a b with respect," said retired r Ann Marie Sargent, who JSI at the University between d 1977. also staged a one-day walk- years ago, that time demand- new contract with higher and childcare benefits. Short- the walkout, the University O reached an agreement on a ntract. nt added that she feels GEO he way for more unions such nk that the University found h GEO that they have to treat tructors fairly and pay them ,. They have been getting away exploitation of lecturers for a le. They've seen the writing on ; they are just prolonging the situation," Sargent said. lkout was also staged on the sity's Flint and Dearborn es. "I think the problem was that they were trying to (reach a settlement) at the last minute of the (11th) hour." - Bonnie Halloran LEO President Despite the progress achieved in Wednesday's meeting, many LEO members expressed uncertainty about the negotiations ahead. While both sides are optimistic and eager to reach an agreement, LEO's concerns about working conditions will influence what LEO decides to do in the future. Halloran said job stability is impor- tant both to students and lecturers. When lecturers stay for long periods of time, students develop relationships with mentors, which is necessary for students seeking recommendations. But Courant has said LEO's pro- posal would provide lecturers with more job security than most other faculty at the University, including those with tenure. Corrections: Please report any errors in the Daily to corrections michigandaily.com. ALI 'OLSEN~/Daily Graduate student instructor Kim Darga teaches her History 161 class, which Is usually held In Mason Hall, in the basement of Starbucks yesterday to avoid crossing LEO's picket lines. As an engineer in the U.S. Air Force, there's no telng what you'll work on. (Seriously, we can't tell you.) United States Air Force applied technology is years ahead of what you'll touch in the private sector, and as a new engineer you'll likely be involved at the ground level of new and sometimes classified developments. You'll begin leading and managing within this highly respected group from day one. Find out what's waiting behind the scenes for you in the Air Force today. To request more information, call 1-800-423-USAF or log on to airforce.com. TAX Continued from Page 1 cigarettes. Many state Republicans who oppose the bill advocate spending decreases instead of tax increases to resolve the budget crunch. Bird said the actual size of the deficit depends on taxes collected this month. "There are a number of revenues that have not come in as expected," he said. But he added that April is a crucial month for the state budget he~ac tnxec en~n eithepr hrmnprin either predict how much revenue the state will bring in. "Certainly we are anxious to hear what they have to say about the state of our economy and our budget," Boyd said. "The cigarette tax is obviously on the table. We are anxious for state law- makers to pass the bill,"she added. p tf=/,Yb I